Mechanisms underlying the impacts of exotic plant invasions

By J. Levine, M. Vilà, Carla M. D Antonio, J. Dukes, K. Grigulis, S. Lavorel. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London. Series B: Biological Sciences, 2003

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Subfields: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics, Nature and Landscape Conservation, Plant Science

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Invasions: the trail behind, the path ahead, and a test of a disturbing idea (2012, positive): “Many papers on invasions begin with statements about the negative effects of introduced species on native communities (Lonsdale 1999; Levine et al. 2003; Morales & Traveset 2009).”
Invasive plants as drivers of regime shifts: identifying high‐priority invaders that alter feedback relationships (2014, methodology): “Some invasions generate only communitylevel changes, whereas others can fundamentally alter the structure and functioning of ecosystems (Levine et al., 2003; Vil a et al., 2011; Hui et al., 2013), with major consequences for native biodiversity and ecosystem processes that underpin key ecosystem…”
Seed and seedling traits affecting critical life stage transitions and recruitment outcomes in dryland grasses (2015, background): “In many systems, without active intervention, plant communities remain in degraded states with a reduced capacity to supply critical ecosystem services (Levine et al. 2003; Seabloom et al. 2003).”
The relationship between invader abundance and impact (2018, background): “Direct ecosystem-level impacts, and indirect impacts at other scales of organization, often arise from cases where novel functional roles underlie strong per capita effects (Levine et al. 2003, Simberloff 2011a).”
Ecological correlates of invasion by Arundo donax in three southern California riparian habitats (2008, background): “Native plant communities have been described as either resistant or susceptible to invasion based on species diversity (Elton 1958; Stohlgren et al. 1999; Naeem et al. 2000; Kennedy et al. 2002; Levine et al. 2003) and on native plant identity (Prieur-Richard et al. 2002; Dodd et al. 2004).”
Impacts of introduced seaweeds (2007, background): “The mechanisms underlying impacts of alien seaweeds are uncertain (see Levine et al. 2003 for discussion of this issue for better-studied higher plant introductions).”
Inventory of the non‐native flora of Italy (2009, background): “This distinction is crucial, because plants that spread more rapidly are not necessarily those that cause the most serious problems (Daehler 2001; Kowarik 2003b; Levine et al. 2003; Rejmánek et al. 2005; Ricciardi & Cohen 2007).”
Soil microbial community composition as affected by restoration practices in California grassland (2006, positive): “Abiotic and biotic shifts in environmental conditions can occur during plant invasions, including changes in water availability, temperature, phenology, and plant tissue quality and root carbon deposition (Levine et al., 2003; Hütsch et al., 2002).”
ARE INVASIVE SPECIES THE DRIVERS OR PASSENGERS OF CHANGE IN DEGRADED ECOSYSTEMS (2005, background): “Although the connection between competition and community structure is almost axiomatic in plant ecology (Keddy 2001), the exact relationship between invasion success and competitive ability has rarely been confirmed experimentally (Davis 2003, Levine et al. 2003).”
Biotic indirect effects: a neglected concept in invasion biology (2006, background): “Many studies have successfully identified a range of impacts of alien species, but far fewer have ascertained the major mechanism(s) behind the impacts (Levine et al., 2003).”
Ecophysiological traits associated with the competitive ability of invasive Australian acacias (2011, positive): “…species (particularly Proteaceae, Restionaceae and Fabaceae) of the invaded CFR do may serve to limit invasions of Australian acacias on some extremely nutrient-impoverished sandstone-derived soils of the CFR. Australian acacias are well known for their N2-fixation abilities (Levine et al., 2003).”
Risk analysis of potential invasive plants in Spain (2010, background): “This trend has entailed an increase in the likelihood of new invasion events with subsequent negative ecological and socioeconomic impacts (Levine et al. 2003; Mack et al. 2000; Pimentel et al. 2005; Vitousek et al. 1997).”
Diversity decreases invasion via both sampling and complementarity effects (2005, background): “The invasion resistance effect has been attributed to the ability of diverse communities to occupy more space, generate more biomass, and use more resources (e.g. Stachowicz et al. 1999; Tilman 1999; Tilman et al. 2001; Kennedy et al. 2002; Levine et al. 2003).”
Biological invasions as disruptors of plant reproductive mutualisms. (2006, background): “Invasive plant species (see Glossary) often modify system-level flows and the availability and/or quality of space and resources [ 2 ,3].”
Non-native plant invasions of United States National Parks (2009, result): “These results, along with those of others who examined propagule pressure combined with disturbance (Burke and Grime 1996; Harrison et al. 2002; Levine et al. 2003) show that national parks are vulnerable to invasion.”